Morton v. Continental Baking Co.

RUSSON, Justice:

I. INTRODUCTION

We granted Continental Baking Company’s (“Continental”) petition for a writ of certiorari to review the Utah Court of Appeals’ reversal of the trial court’s dismissal of plaintiff William W. Morton’s complaint for failure to comply with the trial court’s discovery order. We reverse.

II. BACKGROUND

Morton filed a civil suit against Continental on July 15, 1991, to recover damages for injuries he allegedly sustained as a consequence of an auto accident involving Morton and a vehicle owned by Continental and driven by one of Continental’s employees.

The original trial…